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Alicia Cate joined the U.S. Department of State, Office of the Legal Adviser, Office of International Claims and Investment Disputes (L/CID) in August 2008 as an Attorney-Adviser. Her legal practice has primarily focused in the areas of international arbitration and international trade. Alicia joined Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP ("Weil") as an associate in 2001 following graduation from the George Washington University Law School and the Elliott School of International Affairs, where she obtained her J.D. and a Master’s Degree in International Science and Technology Policy, with a focus on International Environmental Policy. She has taught at George Washington University Law School as well as American University Washington College of Law. Prior to joining Weil, Alicia worked as a legal intern for the Environmental Law Institute, the Natural Resources Defense Counsel, and the U.S. Department of State, Office of the Legal Adviser, Office of Treaty Affairs (L/T). She also worked as an intern for the Shizuoka Prefecture Government Environmental Policy Office and the Center for Environmental Information Science in Tokyo. Alicia is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she received a Bachelor of Journalism, a Bachelor of Arts in Japanese, and a Minor in Asian Studies. Alicia has lived in Brazil, Japan, France, and Italy. She has good command of Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese and has basic conversational skills in French and Italian. On June 15, 2011, Alicia was admitted to the roll of solicitors of the Senior Courts of England and Wales.